Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer

por Henry Dawson

29 capítulos3h 31mEnglish1860

Sobre este libro

Henry Dawson has written several vignettes of railroad men from the days of steam locomotives. His goal is to show the reader that they are not just rough men, but are also brave and heroic men through descriptions of divers dangers encountered on the tracks. (Summary adapted from the Preface)

Capítulos (28)

1Running in a Fog

533

2A Close Shave

570

3A Collision

464

4Collision Extraordinary

345

5Burning of the Henry Clay

508

6The Conductor

404

7Bravery of an Engineer

569

8The Fireman

604

9The Brakeman

552

10A Dream in the "Caboose"

686

11An Unmitigated Villain

475

12A Proposed Race between Steam and Lightning

375

13An Abrupt Call

229

14The Good Luck of being Obstinate

410

15Human Lives v. The Dollar

353

16Forty-two Miles Per Hour

484

17Used up at Last

283

18A Victim of Low Wages

538

19Coroners' Juries v. Railroad Men

447

20Adventures of an Irish Railroad Man

478

21A Bad Bridge

482

22A Warning

441

23Singular Accidents

287

24Ludicrous Incidents

255

25Explosions

302

26How a Friend was Killed

649

27An Unromantic Hero

336

28The Duties of an Engineer

526

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